Kansas City History
curiousKC | A Selection of Flatland’s Memorial Day Stories to Mark the Holiday
Here’s Flatland’s curiousKC round-up of Memorial Day stories you need to read.
Recalling Kansas City’s Gilded Age
“The Gilded Age,” a new HBO drama, makes several references to Kansas City. Here’s a more fact-based account of Kansas City’s Gilded Age.
Sláinte! Browne’s Irish Marketplace Turns 135
A longtime landmark in Kansas City’s Irish community is set to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with even more joy than usual this year.
Black Judge an Unsung Hero of Kansas City, Kansas
When Judge Isaac Franklin Bradley Sr. was born in Saline County, Missouri, he was considered property. By the time he died, his name had been etched next to the likes of W.E.B. Du Bois as a civil rights leader, lawyer, judge and entrepreneur.
Preserving Our Past: Kansas City Stories of Black History
In “Preserving Our Past: Kansas City Stories of Black History,” a new Kansas City PBS documentary compiled in honor of Black History Month, Flatland reporter Catherine Hoffman shares untold or unexamined stories of local Black history.